Obituaries

Dec 11, 2011

East Palestine-December 11, 2011-Joseph E. Crowl, 54, of East Palestine passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Hospice House in Poland, OH following a brief illness.

Born April 1, 1957 to the late Robert and Vivian Sutherin Crowl in Salem, he was a resident of East Palestine all of his life.

Joseph worked at Columbiana...

Dec 10, 2011

Lisbon - Howard E. Hull, 80, of North Market Street, passed away at 1:15a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Hospice House, Poland after a long illness.

Howard was born July 30, 1931 in Salineville, a son of the late Earl C. and Mary McClain Hull. He served in the US Army during the Korean War.

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Dec 8, 2011

Columbiana - Laura A. Metzler, 96, of 907 S. Main Street, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her home.

Miss Metzler was born January 22, 1915 in Mahoning County, a daughter of the late Harvey A. and Edith Rickert Metzler and was a 1932 graduate of North Lima High School where she was valedictorian. Miss Metzler led...

Dec 8, 2011

East Palestine-December 8, 2011-Betty J. Cooper, 86, formerly of Wood St., died at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center where she had resided the past 4 years.

Mrs. Cooper was born March 24, 1925 in Darlington Township, PA, a daughter of Burt and Elizabeth Spooner Crowl and had lived in this area all of her...

Dec 7, 2011

Leetonia- Marsha Sue Wagenhouser, 64, of 40025 Crestview Road, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the Salem Community Hospital after being stricken at her home.

Marsha was born September 17, 1947 in Salem, a daughter of Ralph W. and Ruth Middleton Wagenhouser and had lived in this area all of her life.

She had been...

Dec 3, 2011

Lisbon - Betty A. Haueter, 74, of 800 15th Street, Sebring, formerly of Lisbon, died at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Crandall Medical Center, Sebring.

Mrs. Haueter was born September 29, 1937 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late William G. and Mary I. Lamoncha Robb and had lived in this area most of...

Dec 2, 2011

Columbiana - Donald Lee Rugh, Sr., 77, of 241 Stanton Drive, died at 11:37 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Rugh was born April 4, 1934 in New Castle, PA, a son of the late Fred P. and Ethel Dout Rugh and had lived here 20 years, coming from Youngstown. He had...

Dec 1, 2011

East Palestine - Margaret Louise Claypool, 91, of Alice Street, died at 2:00 a.m. Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Greenbriar in Boardman.

Mrs. Claypool was born May 25, 1920 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Nell Huston Hull and had lived in this area all of her life.

She...

Nov 26, 2011

Great Falls, Montana - Grace L. Dawson, 86, of Great Falls, formerly of Negley and East Palestine, died November 26, 2011 of natural causes.

Grace was born February 19, 1925 in Enon Valley, PA, a daughter of Sydney and Hazel Booth. The family later moved to Negley, OH where she grew up, graduating from East Palestine High...

Nov 22, 2011

Rogers - William T. Aeschbacher, 72, formerly of SR 154, Rogers, died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mr. Aeschbacher was born April 20, 1939 in Beaver County, PA, a son of the late James O. and Caroline I. Smith Aeschbacher and had lived in this area most of...

Nov 20, 2011

Leetonia - Michael Jon Rohrer, 58, of Leetonia, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Salem Community Hospital with his beloved daughter and mother by his side.

Mike was born March 24, 1953 in Salem, a son of Glenn and Rita Perry Rohrer and had lived in this area all of his life. He graduated from...

Nov 19, 2011

Columbiana - Bill Gouldsberry, 51, of 21 Howard Street, died at 2:50 am Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic.

Bill was born February 17, 1960 in Salem, a son of the late James J. and Phyllis Bayer Gouldsberry, and had lived in this area all of his life.

He was a graduate of...

Nov 18, 2011

North Lima - Kenneth H. Gamble, 76, of 13595 Market Street, died at 7:23 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2011 at Hospice House, Poland following a long illness.

Mr. Gamble was born October 2, 1935 in Black Lick, PA, a son of the late Kenneth and Edna Forsha Gamble and had lived in this area most of his...

Nov 15, 2011

Columbiana-November 15, 2011-Larry J. Lavorata, Sr, 73, died at 5:44 am Tuesday at Hospice House in Poland.

Mr. Lavorata was born April 6, 1938 in Fairmont, West Virginia, a son of Rocco and Angeline Fisher Lavorata and had lived in Columbiana the past 35 years, previously living in Canfield and Michigan.

Larry was a supervisor...

Nov 14, 2011

George Thomas "Tommy" McBride of Lisbon, Ohio passed away, surrounded by his loving family, Monday afternoon, November 14, 2011, at St. Elizabeth's Boardman Health Center. He died of heart failure due to complications of childhood diabetes.

He resided with his parents until this past February when he became a temporary resident of Caprice Health Care in North...

Nov 12, 2011

Leetonia - Anna Elizabeth Firestone, 86, of 41548 Kelly Park Road, died at 1:25 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Firestone was born October 18, 1925 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Joe and Margaret Luzer Kozjan and had lived in this area all of her life.

She...

Nov 8, 2011

Darlington, PA-November 8, 2011-Lewis P. "Buck" Black, 64, of Black Dr. died at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Black was born February 9, 1947 in Cannelton, PA, a son of Norman and Lucille Graham Black and lived in Darlington all of his life.

Buck was a welder and...

Nov 8, 2011

East Palestine-November 8, 2011-Elmer R. McDevitt, 61, of East Palestine, died suddenly, Tuesday morning at his home.

Mr. McDevitt was born January 9, 1950 in Salem, a son of Ross and Ida Mae Gotthardt McDevitt and had lived in this area all of his life. Elmer was a truck driver for Fed Ex for the past 8...

Nov 7, 2011

Columbiana - Doris L. Simmonds, 82, formerly of Columbiana and East Palestine, died at 9:16 a.m. Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Medical Center of McKinney, McKinney, Texas.

Mrs. Simmonds was born September 14, 1929 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Glenn and Letha Hamilton Huston and had resided in Texas the past four months,...

Nov 5, 2011

Columbiana - Richard R. Wenderoth, 86, of 25 Village Court, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman.

Mr. Wenderoth was born June 12, 1925 in Poland, a son of the late Melvin and Vida Porter Wenderoth and had lived in this are all of his life. He served in the...